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Phuket International Cricket Sixes returns
Phuket International Cricket Sixes returns
CRICKET: After a three-year COVID-enforced sabbatical the Asian Cricket Sixes Tournament (ACST) Phuket International Cricket Sixes is set to return to Phuket, organisers have confirmed.
Governor targets tourist deaths on motorbikes
Governor targets tourist deaths on motorbikes
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew chaired a meeting yesterday (Apr 12) to focus on the problem of rental operators renting out motorbikes to tourists who end up killed or maimed in motorbike accidents while on holiday in Phuket.
Officials call for safety as water fights get underway
Officials call for safety as water fights get underway
PHUKET: Phuket Tourist Police have urged people to play safely as the Songkran water fights got underway early yesterday (Apr 12).
PLTO threatens tourists with court duty if caught using ‘illegal’ taxis
PLTO threatens tourists with court duty if caught using ‘illegal’ taxis
PHUKET: The Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO) has reissued a notice threatening ‘illegal’ taxi drivers with fines of up to B100,000 or even up to five years in jail if caught.
Government offices to close for five-day Songkran
Government offices to close for five-day Songkran
PHUKET: With an extra public holiday for Songkran to be observed next Monday (Apr 17), a five-day festive break is ahead for all government offices and many state and private companies in Phuket starting tomorrow (Apr 13)..
Officials report zero deaths in Phuket for Day 1 of ‘Seven Days’ campaign
Officials report zero deaths in Phuket for Day 1 of ‘Seven Days’ campaign
PHUKET: The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Region 18 office has reported zero deaths in Phuket from road accidents during the first day of the ‘Seven Days of Danger’ road and water safety campaign yesterday (Apr 11).
Wichit Municipality honours the elderly for Songkran
Wichit Municipality honours the elderly for Songkran
PHUKET: More than 1,200 people turned out to join an event held to honour senior citizens in the Wichit area yesterday (Apr 11), including the pouring of water over the hands of elderly local residents as part of traditional Songkran festivities.
Governor ushers in Songkran with water blessing ceremony
Governor ushers in Songkran with water blessing ceremony
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Narong Woonciew ushered in official Songkran Thai New Year celebrations at the Chartered Bank House on Damrong Rd in Phuket Town yesterday (Apr 11) by leading a ceremony to pour water on a Buddha statue and offer water blessings to the elderly.
Baan & Beyond assures no danger as second cracked pylon found
Baan & Beyond assures no danger as second cracked pylon found
PHUKET: The General Manager of Baan & Beyond (‘BnB’) on the bypass road, Samrit Poonchum, has assured that there is no danger to the building after a second cracked pylon at the store was found.
No bids to build Patong Tunnel
No bids to build Patong Tunnel
PHUKET: The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) will consider bundling the Patong Tunnel project with the project to build the Muang Mai - Koh Kaew - Kathu Expressway after no bids were entered by any contractor to build Patong Tunnel project alone.
Songkran law enforcement goes on show
Songkran law enforcement goes on show
PHUKET: A major ceremony was held at the Phuket Check Point, at the northern tip of the island, yesterday (Apr 10) to mark the beginning of the annual campaign to law enforcement to crack down on crime and enforce safety laws during the Songkran holidays.
Gen Anupong targets Songkran accident prevention
Gen Anupong targets Songkran accident prevention
PHUKET: Minister of Interior Gen Anupong Paochinda held a video conference with Phuket officials yesterday (Apr 10) to announce that the Center for Road and Marine Accident Prevention and Reduction during the Songkran Festival 2023 officially open.
Youngsters win PPAO byelections
Youngsters win PPAO byelections
PHUKET: The Election Commission of Thailand Phuket office (ECT Phuket) has confirmed the two winners in the byelections held across parts of northern Phuket yesterday (Apr 9) to select new members of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation (PPAO) council.
Baan & Beyond cracked pillar only cosmetic, not structural
Baan & Beyond cracked pillar only cosmetic, not structural
PHUKET: Management at the Baan & Beyond (‘BnB’) store on the bypass road have assured that a crack in a pillar at the building is not dangerous. The “pillar” is only cosmetic and covers a drain, and in no way provides structural support.
Police deny lack of action over ‘dog pee’ brawl
Police deny lack of action over ‘dog pee’ brawl
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have issued a statement to clarify police action taken in a brawl in Thalang that started over a dog urinating on car wheels.
Phuket Bike Week set to return
Phuket Bike Week set to return
PHUKET: Phuket Bike Week will return to Patong on April 28-30, bringing an estimated more than 5,000 big bikes and more than 30,000 tourists to the island, organisers have announced.
Unpaid traffic fine means no road tax renewal, confirms PLTO 
Unpaid traffic fine means no road tax renewal, confirms PLTO 
PHUKET: Effective from Apr 1, 2023, annual road tax renewal is no longer available for drivers with unpaid traffic fines. The new rule is based on an agreement between the Department of Land Transport (DLT) and Royal Thai Police (RTP) and is already being enforced in Phuket, as has been confirmed to The Phuket News by Adcha Buachan, Chief of the Phuket Land Transport Office (PLTO), the provincial branch of the DLT.  
Phuket Opinion: The shame of knowing
Phuket Opinion: The shame of knowing
PHUKET: The Phuket News received an interesting question from a reader this week regarding the recurring problem of officials denying that wastewater is contaminating beach water at key Phuket beaches, including Patong and Kamala.
Phuket expects B4.5bn from tourism this Songkran
Phuket expects B4.5bn from tourism this Songkran
PHUKET: The Phuket office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT Phuket) expects this Songkran holiday to generate a total of B4.53 billion in tourism-related revenue from April 13 through to April 16 giving a daily average of B1,13bn in earnings.
Alcohol ban in force in northern Phuket due to PPAO byelections
Alcohol ban in force in northern Phuket due to PPAO byelections
PHUKET: A ban on the sale of alcohol is in force from 6pm today (Apr 8) through to 6pm tomorrow (Apr 9) in Thepkrasattri, Sakhu, Cherng Talay and all of Mai Khao.